Boies Penrose

Boies Penrose (1 November 1860-31 December 1921) was US Senator from Pennsylvania (R) from 4 March 1897 to 31 December 1921, succeeding J. Donald Cameron and preceding George W. Pepper.

Biography
Boies Penrose was born into a prominent Philadelphia family of Cornish descent, and he became his lawyer in 1883. He served in the State House of Representatives in 1885 and in the State Senate from 1887 to 1897, when he became a US Senator. Penrose became the fourth boss of the Philadelphia Republican machine, and he sided with William Howard Taft against Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 and with Warren G. Harding in 1920. He supported high protective tariffs, and he opposed labor reforms and women's rights in favor of pro-business policies. He died in office in 1921.